WHAT’S ON
WEDNESDAY, MAY 16 Loughborough U3A monthly meeting at The United Reformed Church, Frederick Street, Loughborough, at 2pm. Roy Smart speaking on Another Icarus, also hear about interest groups and outings.
THURSDAY, MAY 17 Social drop in free event at Fearon Hall, Rectory Road, Loughborough, from 1.30pm to 4.30pm. Conversation, fun and games and regular special events. For information call 01509 230629 or visit http://fearonhall.org.uk/#event=9628685. ELAPS perform The Rise and Fall of Little Voice at East Leake Village Hall, 7.30pm. Loughborough Flower Lovers’ Club demonstration by Sue Smithson, entitled ‘ Through the Garden Arch’. Meetings are held from 7.30pm-9.30pm at Our Lady’s Convent School, Gray Street, Loughborough. Visitors welcome. Loughborough Branch Multiple Sclerosis Society physio/social at Tesco Community Room, Park Road, Loughborough, 12.30pm–2.30pm, call 01509 633527 for details.
FRIDAY, MAY 18 Loughborough Leggo Youth Group meet at Fearon Hall in Loughborough. Youth club for young people aged 10-19 years with physical, mild learning and social interaction difficulties. Meets from 6pm-9pm. For details contact Terri on 07791 414689 ELAPS perform The Rise and Fall of Little Voice at East Leake Village Hall, 7.30pm. Matt Forde: A Show Hastily Re-Written In Light Of Recent Events – Again! at Loughborough Town Hall at 8pm.
SATURDAY, MAY 19 Repair Cafe at Fearon Hall, Rectory Road, Loughborough, from 9.30am until 11am. Amateur repairers will try fixing your broken stuff. Walk through Charnwood Forest as part of the National Forest Walking Festival. Nine-mile walk starts from Copt Oak Church, next to Copt Oak pub, at 10am (parking at church courtesy of the church council). For details visit www. thenationalforestwalkingfestival.org.uk Hathern Band performing a Brass and Voice Concert with Loughborough Male Voice Choir at Hathern Parish Church. Tickets cost £8.50 and there are only a few left, so may not be available at the door. Contact Lesley to reserve your ticket at secretary@hathernband.co.uk ELAPS perform The Rise and Fall of Little Voice at East Leake Village Hall, 7.30pm. Music in the Market Place. Royal celebration in Loughborough, Market Place, featuring Dave Shepard and The Lost Sheep vocalist, plus face painting and various singers.
SUNDAY, MAY 20 Fearon Hall live acoustic music concert in the Victorian Ballroom. The event is free with donations encouraged, proceeds to the Teenage Cancer Trust. Doors open at 7.30pm with music from 8pm-10.30pm. Bar and cooked snacks. For details, visit http://fearonhall.org.uk/ or ring 01509 230629 or Facebook www.facebook.com/ pg/fearonhall/events/ Short leisurely walk around Diseworth from 3pm, from Diseworth Parish Church heading to Diseworth Heritage Centre. Cost is £3 per person, plus £1.50 extra for refreshments. For more details visit www. thenationalforestwalkingfestival.org.uk Walk from Mount St Bernard Abbey in Whitwick to Blackbrook Reservoir as part of the National Forest Walking Festival. The eight-mile walk takes place at 10am. Entry is free. For more details about the event visit www. thenationalforestwalkingfestival.org.uk
MONDAY, MAY 21 Free Games for All event at Fearon Hall, Rectory Road, Loughborough, from 9.30am until noon, including Ludo, Cluedo, dominoes and drafts. Call 01509 230629 for more details. Cancer Self Help Group Loughborough, 7pm, John Storer House. Complementary Therapies followed by a Yoga talk demonstration and lesson.
TUESDAY, MAY 22 Live Acoustic Special concert for Oxfam at 8pm at the Carillon Sports Club, Moor Lane, Loughborough. Acts are The Down County Boys, Sarah Poole, and Paul McClure, admission is donation to Oxfam of £4. Loughborough Branch Multiple Sclerosis Society physio/social at Gorse Covert Community Centre, Loughborough, 1.30pm–3.30pm, call 01509 633527 for details.